Owom Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Owom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 110 | 1:1,202,265 | 84,863 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Owom (18) may also be a first name.
Owom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owom is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owom? popularity and diffusion
Owom is the 1,125,333rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Owom are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Owom is also the 2,608,198th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Owom is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,202,265. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owome | 89 | 5 | / |
| Owgom | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owuom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owoem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owosem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Owomhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ochwom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awom | 75 | 3,489 | / |
| Obom | 75 | 1,187 | / |
| Uwom | 75 | 612 | / |
| Owon | 75 | 318 | / |
| Owam | 75 | 163 | / |
| Ewom | 75 | 150 | / |
| Ovom | 75 | 17 | / |
| Owum | 75 | 7 | / |
| Owone | 67 | 711 | / |
| Hawom | 67 | 220 | / |
| Owame | 67 | 127 | / |
| Howon | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ovome | 67 | 29 | / |
| Awoum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Howoń | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awome | 67 | 20 | / |
| Owume | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hobom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oboom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obhom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oboum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obuom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uboom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewojm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owutm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howam | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owom
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